According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Gus Bradley will return in his same role under new head coach Shane Steichen:
Gus Bradley will remain with the #Colts as defensive coordinator for new head coach Shane Steichen, per sources. This has been the expectation league wide as teams filled jobs. Colts keep continuity on the defensive side of the ball.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) February 27, 2023
Many of the Colts’ top head coaching candidates were interested in retaining Bradley, who the Colts reportedly blocked from laterally interviewing elsewhere in the interim period before Steichen was hired and ultimately approved keeping the veteran defensive coordinator.